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Amid confusion, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the largest grader of trading cards, is bringing clarity to the situation surrounding a vending machine at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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The Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. PSA is clarifying issues pertaining to a trading card vending machine there. (Image: YouTube).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The machine at the casino hotel and others like them are not owned by the grading company, but the one at the Plaza sported significant PSA branding, causing confusion among customers.<\/p>\n

This machine, however, is not owned, operated or controlled by PSA in any capacity. Despite this, this third party\u2019s test run of their machine has unfortunately created some confusion as to PSA\u2019s involvement,\u201d said the company in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter. \u201cWe are working with the vendor in real-time to adapt the look and feel of these machines to feature less-prominent PSA branding and\/or make it clearer that they own and operate these machines, not PSA.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The vending machine at the Plaza and others like them are owned and operated by PSA licenses dealers. The machine is said to be located at the back of the casino<\/a> near the sportsbook.<\/p>\n

Casino Appropriate Place for Trading Card Vending Machine<\/h2>\n

Arguably, a casino is an appropriate for a trading vending machine because customers are essentially making bets.<\/p>\n

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In the case of the machine located at the Plaza, a $50 \u201cminimum bet\u201d is required with customers guaranteed of getting a PSA 10 — the company\u2019s highest grade — Pokemon or sports card along with a group of other ungraded cards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trading cards fluctuate in value<\/a> so it\u2019s possible that buyers using the vending can come out ahead or behind on their initial $50 \u201cinvestments.\u201d Such price action is also a long-term phenomenon in trading cards meaning buyers can experience appreciation or loss over months and years.<\/p>\n

Specific to the machine at the Plaza, there are some reports of minor successes with buyers noting they\u2019ve won Pokemon cards graded PSA 10 valued at $35 to $45. Two weeks ago, a Reddit user posted a video claiming he pulled two Pokemon cards from the Plaza vending machine worth $50 apiece, doubling his initial \u201cpull\u201d of $50.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who Is Cannon Rock?<\/h2>\n

Cannon Rock LLC is the operator of the vending machine at Plaza and reports have surfaced that PSA is still working with the company while attempting to correct some of the branding missteps that caused confusion with the device at the downtown Las Vegas gaming venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cCannon Rock Incorporated (CRI) is a worldwide corporation specializing in automated retail solutions for the collectable industry. Our corporate partnerships with Nintendo, Pokemon, and DMVI have helped establish us as the fastest growing company in the automated retail space. With partners in Denmark, Japan, Canada, Germany, & various states throughout the USA, we’re working diligently to innovatively bring our products to customers throughout the world,\u201d according to the firm\u2019s LinkedIn page.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The firm was founded in 2021, according to LinkedIn. Pokemon authorized vending machines are found in seven states, but Nevada isn\u2019t one, noted Pokemon Center.<\/p>\n

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